The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-04

township clerk on or before the 10 ia.
Of September Of each year.
Section 40, page IL is so amended a,
to require the township clerk TO return
the delinquent road lists To the auditor
or county clerk on or before the lst da.
of October of each year.
Chapter ", Land Drainage, pages6:
to II, is amended by striking out tht
words register Of deeds" wherevel
they occur in said chapter and inserting
the words county clerk OF county au
ditor" in lieu thereof.
Section 2, page G3, is amended by
striking out the word they in thu
nth line and inserting the words "sucl
surveyor. ,sss&
Section 10, page 6i, is amended by
adding thereto the following words:
"When the same are collected by the count,
on township treasurer as hereinafter pro
vided."
Section IL, page 65, is amended tc
read reviewers" in place of viewers
in the 10th line.
Section 10, page GO is amended by
striking out the word final" in the 7tl
line, and by striking out all Of said sec
tion after the word completed in til,
9th line.
Section IL, page 66, is amended bJ
striking out in line the words eithel
the following manner" and inserting
in lieu thereof the words ''any of tn,
following natter"
Sections 10, q and %, pages 67 and 6s
are amended to read as follows:
SECTION 10. AS soon as The BOARD of count,
commissioners or township board establish
any public ditch, drain or water course, ant
the viewers or reviewers have fixed the time
In which the shares or allotnents OF said ditch
shall bc constructed, the county clerk Oh
county auditor, or township clerk shall sell the
job of digging and constructing such ditch oi
drain. In single shares or allotments
groups of shares or aIiotments, or as
whole as he may deem best for all parties In
terested, and he shall give noiice by publica
tiDn for three consecutive weeks ia some
newspaper published in the county where
such work Il TO be done, or III there be nc
newspaper published In >ald county. by post
ing for three weeks, three written copies OF
such notice in three public places IN the yicln.
ity OF the proposed work, and one at the door
when ana the place where he Will sell, TO tho
lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, the said
shares or alioiments, and no bid shall be en-
teriained which exceeds more than twenty
percent over and above the estimated cost Of
the construction In any case; and the county
clerk or auditor or township clerk shall con.
tract with the party To whom q share or aliot-
ment. group OF shares or alotmcnts or the
whole number of shares or alotments Is sold,
requiring him to construct the same in the
time and manner set fourth In the report OF
or drains are established, and take from him q
bond with two freehold suretics, payable 60
the territory, for not less than double the
amount for which the same Is sold, 10 be by
him approved, conditioned that he will faith,
fully perform and fulfll bis contract. and pay
all damages which may accrue by reason oi
the failure 70 complete the s9b within the timc
required In the contract therefor; provided
that the work OF constructing such ditch OF
drain shall commence at the outlet thereof
and proceed mp 10 the source. which shall not
be opened or constructed until all lower parts
or the ditch are fully completed md accepted
sEc. II. IL shall be the duty OF the county
surveyor on being notified hy nDy contractor
that his job y completed, 10 inspect the same
contract he shall accept t. and give 10 the
contractor certificate of acceptance, stating
that said job, share or allotment Is completed
according 20 the specification OF said ditch o,
drain. which certificate shall be- o lien upon the
iand assessed for such share or allotment, n,ld
when copy OF such &C r.ificate Is fed with
the county clerk or auditor, be shall chergo
the amount mentioned ia said certificate In the
tax duplicate against the land assessed. 20 be
Coliccied as other taxes arc collected, and
when collected IL shall be paid 10 the person
holding the certi1cate, on an order OF tho
county clerk or auditor.
SEC. 2s. Upon the letting or tho contracts
for the construction OF said ditch. drain or
water course, and the approval OF the bonds
TO secure the same. IL slall be the duty OF the
viewers OF such work as let under their report
or OF the reviewers, IL LET under thcm. to meet
al thelr former place OF meeting within ten
days thereafter and make a final report. In
which they shall npportion the cost OF loSat
ing and constructing such ditch or drain oi
wafer course, including penalties. fees. dana
pes. if any Ehaiihavc been allowed, and com
pensation TO the viewers. reviewers, surveyor
ana necessary assistants. at the rates herein
after specified, and award Ia each person or
corporation owning lands assessed for the con.
strictlon OF said work their proportonate
share or such cost, and shall file their report
with the county clerk or auditor after having
subscribed and sworn 10 the same, and Ii shall
be their duty 10 tje with their report an &C,
ccocnf or the Eamcs OF the assistants, aud tho
time each was employed by them, aud the
awards so apportioned shall be entered up by
the county clerk or auditor on the tax list and
duplicate as tax against such property, and
taxes are collected, and the amounts SO col
iecied shall be reid cut by the treasurer 10 the
parties entitled thereto, on an order from tho
county clerk or county auditor.
section -, page 40, Is amended by
striking out the words land perform
said labor in lines 8 and 10.
Section 81, page 20, is amended so as
TO read as follows:
SECTION 81. The surveyor or engineer sha
be allowed he sum or three dollars per day
for each day he Is necessarily engaged in per
forming the duties required ~ him by this act
The viewers and reviewers sbalI each be. al
lowed two dollars per day for each and every
day they are necessarily engaged In viewing
aud Ming their reports. each chairman, AK
man. and all otter hands neccssasy 10 the
PROMPT execution or the work OF locating o
nifty cents per day for the time actually EN-
pioyed.
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